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<p>Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with Relishah Export (RM) and Classic marble Company Private Limited (CMCPL), have jointly filed a case with the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (<a href="https://www.merc.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MERC</a>) against the <a href="http://www.mahadiscom.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited</a> (MSEDCL) for the delay in payments towards the power generated from wind energy projects.</p>
<p>Similarly, Vostok (Fareast) Securities Private Limited (VFSPL), Silverline Investment Company Private Limited (SICPL), and Bengal Cardboard Industries &amp; Printers Private Limited (BCIPPL), have also filed petitions against MSEDCL for the same reason.</p>
<p>All six petitioners are wind power generators.</p>
<p>The commission has directed MSEDCL, the respondent, in this case, to reconcile the statement of accounts with the petitioners within two weeks and intimate the date by which the payment would be made.</p>
<p>The MSEDCL owes a total sum of ₹30.24 million (~$0.423 million) to the six wind generators.</p>
<p>The commission noted that MSEDCL made the payments of the outstanding principal amount and delayed payment charges as claimed by the petitioners in their original petitions. It also stated that MSEDCL has started paying some amount including late payment charges which were due to be paid to the wind generators after the original petition, but, there is still some amount pending for payment.</p>
<p>The Commission has now ordered the MSEDCL to note that if the payment is further delayed, penal interest of 1.25% per month on the late payment charges will have to be paid.</p>
<p>In May 2019, Mercom had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/merc-warns-msedcl-wind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that MERC reprimanded MSEDCL for the continued delay in meeting payment obligations to independent power producers, including delayed payment charge, and for disregarding the previous orders of the commission.</p>
<p>The state has been struggling to meet its solar and non-solar renewable purchase obligations (RPOs) and has been issuing tenders to procure <a href="https://mercomindia.com/maharashtra-tender-solar-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">solar</a> and <a href="https://mercomindia.com/maharashtra-wind-energy-tariff-cap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wind</a> energy to meet the obligations. The tariff caps and the questionable creditworthiness of the DISCOM have earlier seen a <a href="https://mercomindia.com/maharashtra-ag-feeder-solar-retender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tepid</a> response for the tenders issued.</p>
<p><u>Tag: </u>Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, MSEDCL, wind generators, petitions, respondent, delay payment, MERC, delayed payment charges</p>
<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/author/anjana/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Anjana Parikh</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p><img class="alignleft" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Anjana2.png" width="112" height="121" />Anjana is a news editor at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, she held roles of senior editor, district correspondent, and sub-editor for The Times of India, Biospectrum and The Sunday Guardian. Before that, she worked at the Deccan Herald and the Asianlite as chief sub-editor and news editor. She has also contributed to The Quint, Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express, Reader’s Digest (UK edition), IndiaSe (Singapore-based magazine) and Asiaville. Anjana holds a Master’s degree in Geography from North Bengal University, and a diploma in mass communication and journalism from Guru Ghasidas University, Bhopal.</p>
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